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Jul 8th, 2020 - PCOS is a common and heterogeneous endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, frequently associated with metabolic abnormalities. It was estimated that about 75% of these subjects have an impairment of insulin action, as measured by gold sta...

Jun 14th, 2020 - We compared the sexual function in women with classic forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to find if the cause of androgen excess determines sexual functioning. Hundred and four women (21 with CAH, 63...

Jun 14th, 2020 - In severe obesity, hypogonadism in men and androgen excess in women are frequently observed. Sex hormones play an important role in body composition and glucose and lipid metabolism. However, whether pre-operative gonadal dysfunction impacts weigh...

Jun 3rd, 2020 - The clinical presentation of patients with nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency (N21OHD) is similar with that for other disorders of androgen excess. The diagnosis of N21OHD typically requires cosyntropin stimulation. Additionally, the management ...

May 26th, 2020 - Objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a complex reproductive as well as endocrinological disorder characterized by anovulatory dysfunction, androgen excess and polycystic ovarian morphology. Hyperandrogenism is regarded as a cardinal feature o...

Sep 30th, 2019 - Although androgen excess can manifest in many ways, the most common and recognizable symptoms are hirsutism and acne. Reports of hirsutism and acne should be taken seriously because of their possible association with medical disorders, their subst...

Sep 30th, 2019 - Although androgen excess can manifest in many ways, the most common and recognizable symptoms are hirsutism and acne. Reports of hirsutism and acne should be taken seriously because of their possible association with medical disorders, their subst...

Sep 23rd, 2019 - Although androgen excess can manifest in many ways, the most common and recognizable symptoms are hirsutism and acne. Reports of hirsutism and acne should be taken seriously because of their possible association with medical disorders, their subst...

Feb 20th, 2019 - To determine the current state of knowledge and provide evidence-based recommendations that could be valid for all specialists taking care of female pattern hair loss (FPHL), a common form of hair loss in women that is characterized by the reducti...

Dec 7th, 2015 - Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is recognized as the most common endocrine disorder of reproductive-aged women around the world. This document, produced by the collaboration of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the Androge...

Jul 8th, 2020 - PCOS is a common and heterogeneous endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, frequently associated with metabolic abnormalities. It was estimated that about 75% of these subjects have an impairment of insulin action, as measured by gold sta...

Jun 14th, 2020 - We compared the sexual function in women with classic forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to find if the cause of androgen excess determines sexual functioning. Hundred and four women (21 with CAH, 63...

Jun 14th, 2020 - In severe obesity, hypogonadism in men and androgen excess in women are frequently observed. Sex hormones play an important role in body composition and glucose and lipid metabolism. However, whether pre-operative gonadal dysfunction impacts weigh...

Jun 3rd, 2020 - The clinical presentation of patients with nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency (N21OHD) is similar with that for other disorders of androgen excess. The diagnosis of N21OHD typically requires cosyntropin stimulation. Additionally, the management ...

May 26th, 2020 - Objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a complex reproductive as well as endocrinological disorder characterized by anovulatory dysfunction, androgen excess and polycystic ovarian morphology. Hyperandrogenism is regarded as a cardinal feature o...

Sep 23rd, 2019 - Although androgen excess can manifest in many ways, the most common and recognizable symptoms are hirsutism and acne. Reports of hirsutism and acne should be taken seriously because of their possible association with medical disorders, their subst...

Aug 31st, 2017 - The quest for earlier diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome may be branding too many young women with an unnecessary – and emotionally burdensome – tag, experts fear. There’s little doubt that the classic phenotypes of PCOS, drive.

BOSTON — Brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome share with their sisters similar metabolic features that indicate they may be at increased risk for decreased insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, high triglycerides, and dyscoagulabi.

WASHINGTON — A combination of metformin and the oral contraceptive Ortho Tri-Cyclen improves lipid profiles more than does an oral contraceptive alone in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, according to preliminary data from a small pilot stu.

BOSTON — Bariatric surgery may resolve symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in obese women with the condition, Dr. Héctor Escobar-Morreale reported at the annual meeting of the Androgen Excess Society.